I have been working on other projects like my keel son repair. My starboard keel son had some soft spots where some screws went for the engine, the V-8. The plan is to route off the top 1 inch glue and screw a new cap in place. I lucked out on the Douglas Fir I am using in that I traded a converted hay wagon to a contractor who happened to have some quarter sawn boards.
Here is what I started with
I started routing off the starboard
Then I cleaned everything up doweled the holes form the screws with Mahogany dowel stock, fixed a slight crack and got it ready for capping.
I laminated in the side pieces everything was clamped and screwed with silicone bronze. At the end I put 2 coats of CPES to protect the repair since I have to clean the bilge before painting.
After the Keel son work I cleaned up the inside of the hull above the bilge and put 2 coats of CPES getting ready to varnish. This went well but some dark areas showed after treatment that were not as visible before treatment.
I also performed a repair of my starboard deck. At some point somebody must have installed a radio antenna that caused the veneer to lift. There was a repair to the whole but the bond between straights separated. Here I had to drill 3/4" holes in the deck to get bar clamps installed. I then through a series of pilot holes injected west systems into the void. I then made a press out of plywood and then attached a very heavy piece of plastic film as my release agent. I clamped everything down hard and let it sit. I removed the board without issue and sanded the area. The bonding was successful and I plugged the holes with Mahogany dowel and sanded fair.
Well that is the major stuff for now.
